Former Erdogan ally Babacan applies to launch political party
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Former Turkish deputy prime minister Ali Babacan said he was applying on Monday to launch his long-awaited political party, eight months after he resigned from President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party.
Babacan announced last July that he was resigning from the AKP over “deep differences†about its direction and his move to establish a new party was seen as potentially eroding support for Erdogan’s party.
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Erdogan's popularity is dropping.
Turkey is involved in Libya too.
The results are so-so. Perhaps, there is discontent on other issues too.
